diff --git a/llvm/lib/DebugInfo/Symbolize/SymbolizableObjectFile.cpp b/llvm/lib/DebugInfo/Symbolize/SymbolizableObjectFile.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/DebugInfo/Symbolize/SymbolizableObjectFile.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/DebugInfo/Symbolize/SymbolizableObjectFile.cpp
@@ -168,6 +168,11 @@
     return SymbolTypeOrErr.takeError();
   SymbolRef::Type SymbolType = *SymbolTypeOrErr;
   if (Obj.isELF()) {
+    // Ignore any symbols coming from sections that don't have runtime
+    // allocated memory.
+    if ((elf_section_iterator(*Sec)->getFlags() & ELF::SHF_ALLOC) == 0)
+      return Error::success();
+
     // Allow function and data symbols. Additionally allow STT_NONE, which are
     // common for functions defined in assembly.
     uint8_t Type = ELFSymbolRef(Symbol).getELFType();
diff --git a/llvm/test/DebugInfo/Symbolize/ELF/symtab-file2.yaml b/llvm/test/DebugInfo/Symbolize/ELF/symtab-file2.yaml
--- a/llvm/test/DebugInfo/Symbolize/ELF/symtab-file2.yaml
+++ b/llvm/test/DebugInfo/Symbolize/ELF/symtab-file2.yaml
@@ -73,3 +73,39 @@
     Index:   SHN_ABS
   - Name:    local
     Section: .text
+
+# RUN: yaml2obj --docnum=3 %s -o %t3
+# RUN: llvm-symbolizer --obj=%t3 'DATA 0x1001' 2>&1 | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=CHECK3
+
+# CHECK3:      code
+# CHECK3-NEXT: 4096 2
+# CHECK3-NEXT: ??:?
+# CHECK3-EMPTY:
+
+--- !ELF
+FileHeader:
+  Class:   ELFCLASS64
+  Data:    ELFDATA2LSB
+  Type:    ET_DYN
+  Machine: EM_X86_64
+Sections:
+  - Name:    .text
+    Type:    SHT_PROGBITS
+    Flags:   [ SHF_ALLOC, SHF_EXECINSTR ]
+    Address: 0x1000
+    Size:    1
+  - Name:    .debug
+    Type:    SHT_PROGBITS
+    Address: 0x0000
+    Size:    0xFFFF
+Symbols:
+  - Name:    debug
+    Section: .debug
+    Binding: STB_WEAK
+    Value:   0x1001
+    Size:    0
+  - Name:    code
+    Section: .text
+    Binding: STB_WEAK
+    Value:   0x1000
+    Size:    2